D18.00

Approximate Synonyms

• Arteriovenous angioma

• Benign neoplasm, arteriovenous angioma

• Cavernous hemangioma

• Cherry angioma

• Congenital hemangioma

• Glomus tumor

• Hemangioma

• Hemangioma, congenital

• Senile angioma

Clinical Information

• A benign localized vascular neoplasm usually occurring in infancy and childhood. It is characterized by the formation of capillary-sized or cavernous vascular channels. The majority of cases are congenital.

• A benign skin lesion consisting of dense, usually elevated masses of dilated blood vessels

• A benign tumor of the blood vessels that appears on skin

• A benign vascular neoplasm characterized by the formation of capillary-sized or cavernous vascular channels.

• A vascular anomaly due to proliferation of blood vessels that forms a tumor-like mass. The common types involve capillaries and veins. It can occur anywhere in the body but is most frequently noticed in the skin and subcutaneous tissue. from stedman, 27th ed, 2000)

• Benign tumors that are made up of small blood vessels.

• Extremely common benign tumor, occurring most commonly in infancy and childhood, made up of newly formed blood vessels, and resulting from malformation of angioblastic tissue of fetal life; can occur anywhere in the body but is most frequently noticed in the skin and subcutaneous tissues.

Details

• D18.00 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM D18.00 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of D18.00 – other international versions of ICD-10 D18.00 may differ.